55.1% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tullimbar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tullimbar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates the rate of university degrees in Tullimbar from the New South Wales average. While more adults here hold degrees than in many similar areas, the place still sits well below both state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 29.6% of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tullimbar, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of residents.
20.9% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Tullimbar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study for those with qualifications include management and commerce at 19.3% and engineering at 17.9%. Other notable areas of study are society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tullimbar has larger schools on average than most areas, with an average size of 596 students. There are seven schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
2.15
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
596
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tullimbar
7 schools — 4,173 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Tullimbar Public School, Tullimbar | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 483 | 1,005 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Albion Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 399 | 1,037 |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School, Albion Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 736 | 1,029 |
| Albion Park High School, Albion Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 900 | 964 |
| Calderwood Christian School, Albion Park | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 504 | 1,056 |
| Albion Park Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 516 | 972 |
| Mount Terry Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 635 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tullimbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13976/tullimbar/topic/education